高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（25）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（25）及答案阅读理解 five years ago, david smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “i was a clothes addict,” he jokes. “i used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so i could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” today david wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office. he hardly ever wears a necktie. “im working harder than ever,” david says, “and i need to feel comfortable.” more and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the united states. the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. in the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on friday(but only on friday). this became known as “dress-down friday” of “casual friday”. “what started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant maisly jones.why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? one reason is that its easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “a lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. in a study conducted by levi strauss and company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity. supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “for the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.” 1. david smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because _.a. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtb. he couldnt stand a clean appearancec. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the timed. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes2. david smith wears casual clothes now, because _.a. they make him feel at ease when workingb. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesc. he looks handsome in casual clothes d. he no longer works for any company3. according to this passage, which of the following statements is false? a. many employees dont like a conservative dress code. b. comfortable clothes make employees more productive. c. a casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees. d. all the employers in the u. s. are for casual office wear.4. according to this passage, which of the following statements is true? a. company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago. b. dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s. c. “dress-down friday” was first given as a favor from employers. d. many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.5. in this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned in the passage except _.a. saving employees money b. making employees more attractivec. improving employees motivation d. making employees happier从20世纪90年代起，美国许多公司开始允许员工星期五可以不统一着装上班。现在越来越多的公司许可领员工穿便装上班了，这对调节他们的心情，调动其工作热情有一定的作用。*1. c。语义理解题。大卫自嘲以前是服装爱好者，衣服一起皱，他就得换上备穿的服装。2. a。语义理解题。从第 1 段最后一句话 “im working harder than ever,” david says, “and i need to feel comfortable.” 可找到答案。3. d。细节判断题。根据最后一段中的 only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity 可知还有一些雇主不赞同穿便装上班。4. c。细节判断题。从第 2 段最后 1 句 “what started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” 可以做出正确判断。5. b。推断题。通读最后一段可知选项a(为雇员省钱)、b(提高雇员的工作热情)、d(使雇主高兴)在原文中均被提到，只有a未被提到。 audrey hepburn won an academy award as best actress for her first major american movie, roman holiday, which was released in 1953. but she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.born in belgium in 1929, audrey s father was british and her mother was dutch.audrey was sent to live at a british school for part of her childhood. during world war ii , she lived and studied in the netherlands. her mother thought it would be safe from german attacks. audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to london after the war. but she realized she wasn t going to be a ballerina. so she began taking acting parts in stage shows. later she began to get small parts in movies.but it was audrey hepburn s move to america that brought her true fame. in 1951 she played the character “gigi” in the broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. two years later, roman holiday made her a star at the age of 24.audrey made more than 25 movies. among her most popular roles was holly golightly in breakfast at tiffanys in 1961. three years later she played eliza doolittle in my fair lady.she was married two times and had one son by each husband. in 1989, the un children s fund named audrey a goodwill ambassador. she travelled all over the world in support of unicef projects. the un agency said she was a tireless worker. she often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for unicef projects.audrey hepburn often said her loyalty to unicef was the result of her experiences as a child during world war . she said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. she was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.【文章大意概括】本文介绍著名影星audrey hepburn(奥黛丽赫本)的生平事迹。1953年主演的罗马假日使她一举成名。从1989年直至1993年去世，赫本一直担任联合国儿童基金会的特使，为拉美和非洲儿童提供了很大帮助。1in paragraph 1, “her aid work” means _.a. winning an academy award as best actressb. taking acting parts in stage showsc. making moviesd. acting as a goodwill ambassador for unicef【详解剖析】推理判断题。此题应根据全文内容来判断。第一段是全文的概括，其重心在后面，即奥黛丽赫本尽管获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，但她担当的援助工作同样使人铭记。再结合文章接下来的叙述可知答案为d。【最佳选项】d2the reason why audrey lived and studied in the netherlands was that _.a. she wanted to be a ballerinab. her parents were from britainc. the education there was excellentd. it was safe there【详解剖析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“her mother thought it would be safe from german attacks”和“she returned to london after the war”可知d项正确。【最佳选项】d3we can infer from the passage that _.a. audrey s parents lived in germany during world war b. audrey lived in america in the 1950sc. audrey was made to give up dancingd. the character “gigi” in the broadway play was her most popular role【详解剖析】推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段前半部分可知，a项错误；根据第三段中“she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina”可知是她主动放弃的，c项错误；根据第四段中“in 1951 she played the charactergigiin the broadway play”及后文可判断，这个角色并不是她扮演的最有名的角色，因此d项错误。由文章第四、五两段可知b项正确。【最佳选项】b4_is not mentioned in the passage about audrey hepburn.a. marriage b. identityc. contribution d. religion【详解剖析】细节理解题。可以运用排除法。她的婚姻、身份和贡献在文章中都提到了，唯独没有提及她的宗教信仰，故选d。【最佳选项】d5_is the right order for audrey s life.the first time she began to play in movies.she returned to london from the netherlands.she won an academy award as best actress.she travelled all over the world in support of unicef projects.she played a part in my fair lady.a b. c. d. 【详解剖析】排列顺序题。结合文章内容可以判断a项顺序正确。【最佳选项】a长难句解读but it was audrey hepburns move to america that brought her true fame.是奥黛丽赫本移居美国给她带来了真正的名声。这是一个强调句型，强调主语audrey hepburns move to america。第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a(2012安徽省皖南高三联合测评)a spiraling (成螺旋形的) tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the later landmark in buenos aires, named the world book capital this year.called the tower of babel, the 25meter high tower by argentine artist marta minujin is made from 30,000 books, donated by readers, libraries and more than 50 embassies.climbing up its seven floors, visitors to the tower hear music composed by minujin and the voice of the artist repeating the word “book” in scores of languages.“building this tower is really a wonder，” minujin said, standing before the structure as curious passersby looked at a downtown city square.“a hundred years from now, people will saythere was a tower of babel in argentina.and it didnt need translation because art needs no translation.”minujin, who worked with us artist andy warhol, built a fullscale mode of the parthenon in buenos aires in 1983, using books banned by the military dictatorship (专政) that ended that year.this years book tower marks buenos aires naming as the 2011 world book capital by the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization (unesco)“weve been laying books for 10 days straight，” said sebastian atienza, 26, who works for the company that built the tower under minujins command. “but its worth it. its where all languages come together.”when the exhibit ends later this month, minujin said literature lovers will be allowed to come and pick one book each. the rest will be brought down to start a new archive (档案馆) that has already been named the library of babel, the name of a story by argentinas most famous author, jorge luis borges.56according to the passage, the tower of babel_.ais made from 30,000 books from nearly 50 countriesbis designed by american artist matte minujincwill hold the book exhibition for 10 daysdhas a height of twentyfive meters答案：d细节分析题。从第一段第二句“called the tower of babel, the 25meter high tower.”可知。57after the book exhibition, most books will be_.a. handed out among visitors b. donated to unescoc. sent to argentinas new archive d. bought by jorge luis borges答案：c细节分析题。从最后一段第二句“the rest will be brought down to start a new archive(档案馆) that has already been named the library of babel”可知。58the passage is probably taken from a(n)_a. advertisement b. tourism guide c. textbook d. newspaper答案：d推理判断题。文章主要讲述了阿根廷的“通天书塔”，材料新颖，很可能出现在报纸上。*结束 (2012稳派教育新课改质检)my husband and i have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. i dont think people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have sometimes. they work for a little over minimum wage and i often wonder how they make ends meet.one of the clerks, “charlie，” was missing her glasses one day. i commented on it and she said theyd been broken and that she couldnt afford a new pair. it was obvious that she was having a difficult time.we wondered how we could help, so turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. we had his secretary contact her, asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge. we told the doctor to let her order whatever glasses she wanted and that we would pay for them. although charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told her that someone had anonymously(用匿名的方式) donated the money for her new glasses. when we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!it was so wonderful to see charlie in her new glasses and she enjoyed telling all the regular customers how it came about. im sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many. she will never know who the gift was from and i hope the idea that good guys really do get a break sometimes was planted for her. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者帮助自己常去的便利店中的职员买了一副新眼镜的故事。59why didnt the clerk “charlie” wear glasses one day?a. a pair of glasses wa